Apparatus for gluing kegs and barrels



(No Model.)

J. A. WEINDEL.

APPARATUS FOR GLUING KEGS AND BARRELS.

u in which the glue reaches the brushes.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN A. VEINDEL, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

APPARATUS FOR GLUING'KEGS AND BARRELS.

SPECIFICATION forming part. of Letters Patent No. 360,746, dated April 5. 1887. Application filed J'uuc 21, 1886. Serial No. 205,536. (No model.)

Zo all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN A. WEINDEL, of the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Apparatuses for Gluing Kegs and Barrels, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had. to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and in which- Figure l is a side elevation of my improved machine, showing two kegs in section. Fig. 2 is an end view vwith the brush removed. Fig. 3 is an enlarged section through the central portion of the machine, showing the manner Fig. 4 is a transverse section of one of the brushes taken on line 44, Fig. l. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of one of the brushes taken on line 5 5, Fig. l.

My invention relates to an improved apparatus for gluing kegs and barrels; and my invention consists in features of novelty, hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claim.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a stand, upon which is supported a sleeve or hollow shaft,'B, in journal-boxes B. Upon this shaft is a sleeve or collar, C, provided with end glands, D, and a chamber, E. Vth this chamber communicates a supply pipe, F, through which the glue passes from a suitable receptacleto the chamber E. From the chamber E the'gluepasses into the sleeve or hollow shaft B through perforations G, as shown in Fig. 3. This sleeve B is turned by a pinion, B', thereon meshinginto a cog-wheel, B2, on the shaft journaled in a box, B, of the stand A, and provided with tight and loose pulleys B4.

The part of the machine thus far described is similar to that shown in the bottle-washer patent of George J. Fritz, issued March 2, 1886, N o. 337 ,054, the principal difference being that the supply-pipe F projects upwardly, instead of downwardly, from the collar or sleeve C. No novelty is claimed in this part of the machine.

On the outer ends of the shaft or slceveB are secured brushes, consisting'of central hollow spindles, H, radial arms I, plates J, and bristles L. The spindles enter the outer ends of the sha-ft B, and are held therein by set-screws M,

or by othelT suitable means. They are provided with perforations O, through which the glue escapes, and these perforatious are preferably inclined, as shown in Fig. 5, in a direction away from the center of the machine, the purpose being to facilitate the passage of the glue through them, as when they are thus 1nclined the pressure behind the body of glue has a greater tendency to force the glue through the perforations than it would have were they made straight or at right angles to the length of the spindles.

Each brush has two substantially U-shaped plates, J, secured together by bolts P, which hold them to the arms I. The bristles are placed between these two plates, and are there securely held by the plates being clamped together, as stated. As the bristles become worn, the bolts I? may be loosened and the bristles moved outward in the plates J, and then when held to this adjustment.

As the glue escapes from the perfor-ations O `the bolts are retightened the bristles will bc it is wiped or rubbed against theintcrior of the kegs or barrels by the bristles.

The bristles may be arranged in the form shown on the righthand side of Fig. l, or as shown on the left-handside of Fig. l, tosuit different forms of kegs.

In order that the glue will notescape through the perforations O, (when the machine is not in use,) I secure automatic valves in the sp1ndies, each of which consists of a rod, T, that passes through its spindle, and having a head, U, on its inner end forming the valve, and which seats against the inner end of the spindle, as shown in Fig. 5. The outer end of the rod T projects beyond the end of the spindle between the apexes of the U-shaped plates J and beyond them, as shown in Fig. 5, and has upon itsl outer end a nut or enlargement, V. Between this nut or enlargement V and the outer end of the spindle is a coilspring, YV, the office of which is to hold the disk or valve U againstits seat, and thus prevent the escape of the glue until the valve is opened. When a keg is put on, it is forced against the outer end of the rod T, compressing the spring W' the perfor-ations, as stated. As soon as the glued.

keg is moved back sufciently far to allow the spring W to expand, the valve will be closed. To allow access to the valve, I screw the sleeves H into short couplings O', by which they are made fast to the shaft B.

It will thus be seen that the operation of gluing the kegs is automatic and continuous, and that it is only necessary to place the kegs over the brushes and hold them there a short time, when their interiors will be perfectly I have shown a brush on each end of the shaft B; but it is evident that a brush on one end only could be used, and the other end of the shaft be plugged up. i

My improved device may also beused for cleaning or dusting the interior of kegs or barrels by simply forcing air through the parts instead of glue,when the brushes would loosen :zo up the dust or shavings on the interior of the package, and the air escaping through the pervl'orations O would blow the dust and shavings JNO. A. VVEI'NDEL.

In presence of- GEO. H. KNIGHT, JOE VVAHLE. 

